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Individual Assignment #4: Chapters 1-6 Due Wednesday, November 3
  • Put a new line between assignments #3 and #4.
  • Put your answer ABOVE the previous assignment.
  • Copy this assignment to your page.
  • Add the date above this assignment.
  • Start a plot line. Identify the setting first.
  • Add two or three key events from each chapter that we have read - chapters 1-6 – reflecting on the rising action.
  • Identify each chapter and put the two or three events as complete sentences under the chapter number.
  • For example:
Setting
Time and Place
Chapter 1
· The characters arrive at Sticklehaven off the coast of Devon, intent on traveling to Indian Island, which has been in the news lately because it is surrounded by mystery.
· The main characters wonder about the people they meet, and are excited at the chance to spend a week at this luxurious island.


Chapter 2
  • They all meet each other before leaving to go to Indian Island
  • They depart to Indian Island
  • Vera Claythorne remembers the poem about the ten little indian boys

Chapter 3
  • The "voice" starts saying who and how all the people murdered people
  • Mr. Rogers drops the tray and Mrs. Rogers was laying on the ground in a huddle

Chapter 4
  • Vera Claythorne speaks about how she killed Cyril Hamilton.
  • General Macarthur speaks about how he left 21 natives to die WHAT??? Macarthur did not let the 21 natives die - check you characters!

Chapter 5
  • Anthony Marston dies
  • Vera thinks about how the first little indian boy chokes himself and then there were nine.

Chapter 6
  • Two of the China figures were stolen/disapeared
Anything else happen in this chapter? Your answers are not as complete as they could be...put some effort into your homework as you are very capable.
Mrs. M



Chapter 7
  • Emily Brent and Vera Claythorne walk up to the summit and watch for the boat
  • They both talk about how they think that Rogers and Mrs. Rogers killed the old lady
  • Miss Brent remembers a text hung in her nursery " Be sure thy sin will find thee out, be sure thy sin will find thee out. "

Chapter 8
  • Philip Lombard and Dr. Armstrong set out to find the murderer
  • They easily rope Blore into their mission
  • They decide to climb down a cliff to look for caves
  • They found a cave and there was a sleeping bad and a supply of bug powder inside Mic- they did not find a cave on the side of the cliff. They were referring to previous times that Lombard had traveled; he always had supplies like a sleeping bag and a supply of bugpowder. This time, however, he only had his revolver.

Chapter 9
  • There are now only seven China figures left on the table now
  • General Macarthur is dead

Chapter 10
  • Wargrave says that the murderer has to be one of them
  • Philip Lombard and Vera Claythorne decide that they are both not murderers
  • They also both talk about how it may be Wargrave

Chapter 11
  • Miss Brent reads a notebbok that says Beatrice Taylor is the murderer
  • She then thinks that she wrote it
  • There was a huge storm and everyone huddled together in the living room

Chapter 12

  • Emily Brent feels drowsy / giddy
  • She then hears a person walking up behind her, feels a prick in her neck, then drops down on the floor dead.
  • Everyone else looked for evidence responsible for her death. The only suspect was Dr Armstrong because he was holding a suringe
  • They searched every room to look for missing objects

Chapter 13

  • Vera Claythorne and Dr. Armstrong are both freaked out about the deaths of so many of there peers
  • Wargrave is claiming that Dr. Armstrong is the murderer, and thinks that he also took the revolver
  • Vera was thinking about Cyril and hugo

Chapter 14

  • Wargrave shot himself in the head and was dressed in a judge outfit Did he shoot himself? Or did Armstrong shoot him? Guess it doesn't matter because we now know that either way it was a fake death.
  • Vera, Armstrong, Blore, and Lombard decide to go to bed
  • When they were walking to their rooms, there were sounds of bolts and furniture moving
  • Vera was telling herself that nothing could happen to her. That she just needed to make it through the night
  • Vera dreams about Cyril and Hugo during the night
  • Blore once again herd strange noises, rustling, cracks, mysterious whispers
  • Armstrong disappears off the island

Chapter 15

  • The weather clears but the sea is still wavy
  • Blore gives the revolver back to Lombard
  • Vera remembers that the fifth indian boy gets swallowed by a red herring...
  • A marble bear falls on Blore and kills him

Chapter 16

  • Vera now has the revolver
  • She shoots Lombard in the heart and kills him
  • She feels peaceful until she remembers Hugo...
  • She then goes bak into her room and finds a rope hanging from the ceiling with a chair that could easily be pushed out under your foot
  • She hangs herself and dies


Good job - and almost finished!! But what about the Epilogue and the Manuscript? The climax?
Mrs. M




  • NEW ASSIGNMENT #6!!!
  • Look for pictures that reflect how you think each character looks. These can be current or past movie stars, current or past actors and/or actresses, or pictures you draw that reflect the images of the characters.
  • Create a collage with these pictures, putting the character's name under his or her picture. You may decide what materials to use for your collage. THE COLLAGE MAY NOT BE BIGGER THAN A 12 X 18 SHEET OF PAPER. These will NOT be posted on the WIKI.
  • Be creative! Have fun with this assignment. It will be interesting to see how everyone pictures each character.
  • Due date: Wednesday, November 17.










Assignment #3: Chapter 3 : Due Wednesday, October 27
  • Put a new line between assignments #2 and #3.
  • Copy the assignment to your page. (the red print)
  • Add the date at the top of your page.
  • Add your answers to the TOP of your page under the date.
  • Choose five characters from the story,
  • Write two sentences telling what you know about him or her.
  • BOLD the character's name and write your sentences about that character right underneath his or her name.

Example:
· Very Claythorne
Sentence #1 about Vera Claythorne
Sentence #2 about Vera Claythorne

October 25, 2010

  • Mr Justice Wargrave
  • Mr. Justice Wargrave is a retired judge
  • Mr Justice Wargrave is guilty of the murder of Edward Seton


  • Vera Claythorne
  • Vera Claythorne is a gym teacher at a third class school
  • She came to Indian Island to become a secretary

  • Philip Lombard
  • A tall my who is stereotypical of Jewish people
  • Is making illegal deals with Mr. Isaac Morris

  • Mr. Blore
  • Pretending to be from South Africa
  • He is a C.I.A agent, who is going to the island

Mic-
This assignment is not complete...reread the directions if you have questions.
Mrs. M



10/20

Assignment #2 Due October 22
  • Put a line above Assignment #1; assignment #2 will go above assignment #1.
  • Read chapter two.
  • Choose one of the following: suspense or foreshadowing.
  • With your small group, find four examples of suspense OR foreshadowing in chapter two.
  • Each member of your group must write on his or her WIKI page the exact wording from the book - that means type the sentences exactly as they are written.
  • Then, in a well-written paragraph, explain why these sentences clearly show either suspense or foreshadowing.
  • Read chapter three for Monday, October 25.


Ten little indian boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were nine. Nine little indian boys sat up very late; One overslept and then there were eight. Eight little indian boys traveling to Devon; One said he'd stay and then there were seven. Seven little indian boys chopping up sticks; One chopped himself in halves and then there were Six. Six little indian boys playing with a hive; One got stung and then there were five. Five little indian boys going in for law; One got in chancery and then there were four. Four little indian boys going out to sea; a red herring swallowed one and then there were three. Three little indian boys walking in the zoo; A bear hugged one and then there were two. Two little indian boys sitting in the sun; One got frizzled up and then there was one. One little indian boy left all alone; He went and hanged himself and then there were none.

The sea... So peaceful to the day-sometimes so cruel... The sea that dragged you down to its depths. Drowned-drowned-drowned... No, she wouldnt remember... She would not hink of it! All of that was over...

Queer business when you came to think of it-the whole thing was queer-very queer...

'The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken. The lord is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. The wicked shall be turned into hell '

These sentences or paragraphs show suspense and foreshadowing because they keep you wondering on what is going to happen in the next chapter or part of the book. For example, the poem about the indian boys makes you wonder if it giving you clues, or just supposed to make you think. So that is clearly suspense. The sentence about queer buisness because it makes you think a lot about why he

Mic-
It doesn't appear that you are finished with this assignment.
Mrs. M
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how does a mystery novel differ from a narrative?


A mystery novel differs from a narrative is that a narrative is a message that tells the particular of an act or occurrence or course of events, and a mystery novel is a book or story that challenges the reader to find out what is going on in the story, or what the problem is.


how might the title be a clue to the story?


The title may be a clue to the story because i think it means that people are going to be disapeering from Indian Island. This could also mean that someone is stealing something from the island too.

Anything else?
Mrs. M